Make-up case



March 1970 L. PARADIS MAKE-UP CASE Filed 001:. 12, 1967 United States Patent .0 F

3,502,089 MAKE-UP CASE Lucien Paradis, Pisa, Italy, assignor to Sopas Profumi, S.p.A., Pisa, Italy Filed Oct. 12, 1967, Ser. No. 674,988 Int. Cl. A45d 33/28 US. Cl. 13282 8 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A make-up vanity case consisting of an elongated box divided into two complementary halves wherein each box half comprises a longitudinal tray closing the corresponding box half and providing a free space between the tray and the bottom of this box half, at least one make-up cake secured to the top face of the tray closing the lower box-half constituting the box proper of the case, a mirror secured to the lower face of the tray closing the upper box-half constituting the cover of said box, and brushes and make-up accessories housed in said free spaces between said box-halves and their trays.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention is concerned with a make-up case, vanity box or compact containing under a reduced volume the main ingredients and articles for making up the eyelids, the contours of the eyes, the eyebrows, the eyelashes and possibly the lips.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This case has the external appearance of an elongated box of substantially elliptic cross-sectional contour, com prising two halves of which one is hingedly mounted on the other half constituting a cover.

The fixed or lower half portion of the case is divided into two stories or levels of which the upper one comprises a tray or plate formed with shallow recesses containing for example colored cakes or slabs for making up the eyelids; the lower story contains a sliding drawer disposed between said cakes or slabs and the bottom of the case, said drawer comprising two adjacent shallow recesses containing make-up products for the eyes and the eyebrows, together with a larger recess containing for example a suitable cosmetic for the lashes. I

Under this drawer and between it and the concave bottom of the case a space is available for stowing the brushes which are preferably of the type adapted to fit into one another so that their lengths can be at least twice the case length.

Housed in the convex cover of the case and extending along part or the whole of its length is a flat vanity mirror and the space available between this mirror and the convex top of the cover encloses an eyelash brush or other make-up accessory, for example a lipstick.

A typical form of embodiment of the makeup case according to this invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing the case in its closed condition;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the open case;

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the open case with the drawer pulled out and an eyelash brush partially removed from the cover;

FIGURE 4 is a section taken along the plane IVIV of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 5 is a detail view showing the brush elements;

3,502,089 Patented Mar. 24, 1970 lCe FIGURE 6 shows the brush elements in their assembled condition.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The make-up or vanity case according to this invention may be molded from suitable plastic material and has the shape of an elongated box 1 of substantially elliptic configuration in cross-section, and has for example the appearance of a flattened barrel of relatively reduced over-all dimensions and decorated in any desired manner (see FIGURES l and 2).

This box is divided into two halves and comprises a fixed lower portion 2 on which a cover 4 is hingedly mounted as at 3, this cover 4 being rigid with a lateral elliptic plate 5 constituting one of the end walls of the box, the elliptic plate 6 provided at the opposite end being rigid with the fixed portion 2. The upper story of this fixed portion 2 of case '1 comprises a tray 7 in which a suitable number, say, four, of shallow recesses 8 are formed; these recesses contain coloring tablets or compacts in the form of cakes or slabs, for making-up the eyelids, possibly filling adequate cups. This tray 7 and the lower or bottom wall of the case constitute slideways for receiving a sliding drawer 9 in which, say, three recesses 10, 11 and 12 are formed, recesses 10 and 11 containing for example the products for making-up the eyes and eyebrows, and the last recess 12 receiving for example the cosmetic for the lashes. This drawer is provided with end stops 13 to prevent it from being pulled out completely from the case.

In the free space available between the bottom of drawer 9 and the inner wall of case 2 the brushes 14 are stowed, at least one of these brushes having a hollow handle adapted to receive the narrower end 15 of the other brushes whereby a plurality of short interfitting brush elements can be used for obtaining a two-purpose elongated brush (FIGURES 5 and 6).

Mounted in the cover 4 is a fiat vanity mirror 16 and enclosed in the free space available between this mirror 16 and the inner wall of cover 4 is a make-up or other accessory, such as an eyelash brush 17 or a rouge stick or lipstick (not shown).

Thus, a vanity or make-up box of pleasant appearance and reduced over-all dimensions is obtained, wherein all the elements necessary for a complete make-up are assembled.

Of course, the internal arrangement of the box may be varied in many ways, according to the shape and number of make-up products contemplated, and the cross-sectional shape of the box may differ from the elliptical one illustrated, for example by having a circular or polygonal configuration, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and provided that it comprises the useful spaces set forth hereinabove.

What I claim is:

1. A make-up vanity case consisting of an elongated box divided into upper and lower complementary halves and comprising two transverse walls oppositely disposed for closing the ends of said elongated box, said transverse walls being rigid the one with one half and the other with the other half of said box, said halves being hingedly interconnected along a longitudinal hinge line for opening and closing the box, and means for keeping the box normally closed, wherein each box half comprises a longitudinal tray closing the corresponding box half and providing a free space between the tray and the bottom of this box half, and a third tray suitable for containing cosmetics constituting a drawer mounted for longitudinal sliding movement beneath the tray of the lower box half and at least one make-up cake secured to the top face of the tray closing the lower box half constituting the box proper of the case, a mirror secured to the lower face of the tray closing the upper box half constituting the cover of said box, and brushes and make-up accessories housed in said free spaces between said box-halves and their trays.

2. A make-up vanity case as set forth in claim 1, wherein the top face of the tray covering the lower box half comprises at least one shallow recess and at least one cup containing a make-up cake is fitted and retained in said recess.

3. A make-up vanity case as set forth in claim 1, wherein said third tray comprises longitudinal down-turned flanges.

4. A make-up vanity case as set forth in claim 2, wherein some of the cups fitted in said recesses contain compact products for making-up the eyelids, other cups containing compact products for making-up the eyebrows, and other cups contain compact products for making-up the lashes.

5. A make-up vanity case as set forth in claim 2, wherein at least one of the cups fitted in said recesses contains a compact product for making-up the lips.

6. A make-up vanity case, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said brushes include a lash brush, an eyebrow brush and at least one eyelid brush.

7. A make-up vanity case as set forth in claim 1, wherein the rear end of the handle of at least one of said brushes is hollow and the front end of at least another brush is narrower so that it can snugly fit in said hollow handle end and thus constitute a substantially longer handle.

8. A make-up vanity case as set forth in claim 1, wherein said box consists of molded plastic.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,525,665 2/1925 Slover et al 13283 1,731,008 10/1929 Hauch 13282.4 3,397,707 8/1968 Aversa 13279 ANTONIO F. GUIDA, Primary Examiner JAMES W. MITCHELL, Assistant Examiner 

